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Torontonians are certainly familiar withwhite squirrels, and possibly evenwhite raccoons, but have you ever seena white moose?https://platform.twitter.com/embed/index.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1324254206145007617&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.blogto.com%2Fcity%2F2020%2F11%2Fsomeone-killed-rare-white-moose-ontario%2F&siteScreenName=blogTO&theme=light&widgetsVersion=ed20a2b%3A1601588405575&width=550px

The animals are extremely rare, and like the other stark white creatures above, lack their usual colour due togene mutations that lead to full albinism — no pigment and red eyes — or leucism, which isdrastically reduced pigmentation.

Due to their shocking and ethereal appearance, white moose are often deemed to be “spirit moose” andin some Indigenous traditionscan signify the return of an ancestor who has pressing knowledge to impart.

A few years ago inSweden, there was even a15,000-strong petitionto save one of the extraordinary beings from being hunted.

Because of their symbolism and how hard they are tocome by, the killing of…